Body Mass Index in adult with achondroplasia

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Gulag - 19 Apr 2006 18:08 GMT

Hi, I wish to know if someone can tell me how to estimate the BMI (Body
Mass Index) in adult person with achondroplasia, I tryed to find it in in
lot of books but i dont find nothing about. tnak you for your time.

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Kit - 20 Apr 2006 02:24 GMT

I located the following info... check it out.
Am J Med Genet. 1996 Mar 29;62(3):255-61. Related Articles, Links

Standard weight for height curves in achondroplasia.

Hunter AG, Hecht JT, Scott CI Jr.

Division of Genetics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa.

Standard curves developed for the general population cannot be used to
assess the growth of an individual who has a condition that results in
disproportionate short stature. For this reason, efforts have been made
to develop growth curves specific for several of the chondrodysplasias.
However, data concerning weight for height have been largely lacking,
although they may be of particular importance for conditions such as
achondroplasia, where there is some consensus that an increased
prevalence of obesity is a particular problem. In this paper we provide
standard weight for height curves for males and females with
achondroplasia, and discuss the use of several indices which have been
applied to the assessment of body fat in the general population.

PMID: 8882783 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Gulag - 20 Apr 2006 20:30 GMT

hello, thank you for the information, but my problem is that i live in
Spain and here is imposible find this book. ¿can you give me this tables?
or teld me other book only with tables.

Thank you for your help.

> Standard weight for height curves in achondroplasia.
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> achondroplasia, and discuss the use of several indices which have been
> applied to the assessment of body fat in the general population.

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Kit - 20 Apr 2006 23:40 GMT

Check out this articles...still looking for tables..

Am J Med Genet. 1988 Nov;31(3):597-602. Related Articles, Links

Obesity in achondroplasia.

Hecht JT, Hood OJ, Schwartz RJ, Hennessey JC, Bernhardt BA, Horton WA.

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Body mass indices, weight-to-square of the height ratio (W/H2), and
triceps skinfold measurements show that obesity is common. It begins in
early childhood and is prevalent at all ages. We recommend that weight
be monitored closely in all persons with achondroplasia and that
dietary intervention be instituted whenever the body mass indices,
W/H2, and triceps skinfold measurements exceed the 95th centile for the
general population.

Although not scientific...look in the mirror...how do you compare
yourself to other with achonplasia? Are you obese?

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Kit - 21 Apr 2006 00:14 GMT

Possible some people at this site will have the tables.

www.Lpaonline.org/index.html

good luck

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